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We are very pleased to announce that the rezoning of our newest residential project, Bankside, a vibrant new community in Rowville, has now been approved.

Over the past 3 years, Pask Group closely worked with Knox Council, State Government, local residents and a trusted consulting team on an application to rezone the Kingston Links Golf Course for ‘Residential Development’, following its designation as a ‘Strategic Investigation Site’ in the Knox Housing Strategy 2015.

In order to achieve the above outcome, we needed to first obtain preliminary support from Knox Council for an amendment to the current Knox Planning Scheme, then commence a formal application process, which required the team to address a series of key criteria relating to native vegetation, ecology, traffic as well as local and state infrastructure contributions.

Throughout this time, it was also paramount that the local Rowville community and other stakeholders were kept well informed of the process. This was addressed via a series of consultation sessions, which enabled all participants an opportunity to speak with Council, key members of the project’s consulting team and submit feedback, which assisted in shaping the final outcome.

Over 800 homes are planned for Bankside as well as two mixed use precincts and district sporting facilities. The rehabilitation of Corhanwarrabul Creek, together with the extensive open space network, linking the Creek precinct to the Stamford Park Wetlands, will provide convenient access for all residents to a unique community asset for the City of Knox.

We expect to commence the first stage of earthworks in the coming months and release the first stage to market in 2020.

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Nev Pask, one of Australia’s most respected property developers, was presented with the prestigious Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Allen Vogan Distinguished Service Award at the 2016 UDIA Rivergum Homes Group National Awards For Excellence in Adelaide on Thursday 10 March.

“Mr Pask is a remarkable individual who has dedicated nearly fifty years to the urban development industry, through the foundation of his company Pask Group.” said Michael Corcoran, UDIA National President.

Since its establishment in 1969 in Redcliffe Peninsula, north Brisbane, Pask Group has expanded, with development activities occurring in Brisbane City, Redland Bay, Logan, Caboolture, Pine Rivers, Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Mackay, Airlie Beach and in the late 1990s, Melbourne.

“Mr Pask is an inspiring individual who has demonstrated sincere enthusiasm and passion for property and the development industry, ” said Mr Corcoran

“I am truly humbled to congratulate such an outstanding recipient of the UDIA Allen Vogan Distinguished Service Award.”

Nev Pask has been recognised for his contributions to the Australian urban development industry with a number of awards including; the Centenary Medal, a UDIA Lifetime Achievement Award, and Platinum Status at the UDIA following 35 years of membership.

Pask Group is a family owned company and a leading Australian developer known for its quality residential communities that generations of Australians are delighted to call home.

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We are thrilled to advise that Providence’s Napoli Park received the Landscape Award at the 2013 UDIA (Vic) Awards for Excellence.

This award is granted in recognition of the outstanding characteristics in respect to landscaping and reviews elements such as the use of innovative landscaping methods and ideas.

Napoli Park is not only beautiful; it is a multi-functional space of 1.8 hectares which has been provided early in the development to benefit the first residents to move into Providence.

The combination of active and passive areas with a mix of walking paths through gardens, seatng, protected spaces and opportunities for community and family gatherings set this park apart from others in the area and additionally provides a fantastic amenity for Providence residents and the broader Hume area.

We are honoured to receive this award, but mostly hope that you will enjoy Napoli Park as much as we do!

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The initiative named the New Schools Public Private Partnership Project, is set to invest $291million to deliver 15 new schools between 2017 – 2018 in high growth areas such as Clyde North, Cranbourne, Epping, Point Cook and Torquay.

Schools set to open in the south-eastern corridor are;

2017 School Year –

Casey Central East Primary School (Cranbourne North)

Cranbourne South West Primary School (Cranbourne West)

Heather Grove Primary School (Clyde North)

Pakenham South West Primary School (Pakenham)

Victorian Government has pledged that under the PPP model, the schools will be financed, designed, built and maintained by the private sector for 25 years, Premier Daniel Andrews has also added that ‘more than 14,000 students will benefit from the $291 million investment.’

Contract is set to be entered into late-October, with construction of the first group of schools scheduled for commencement by the end of the year.

Source: Leader Newspapers

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Living at Paragon & the Point Cook area means that you’ll be close to key employment hubs including; the CBD, the many businesses & industrial parks North West of Melbourne, both Tullamarine & Avalon Airports and Geelong.

Employment opportunities will be further enhanced by the development of the East Werribee employment precinct.

As reported on the Metropolitan Planning Authority Website: “The East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) will guide the development of a mixed use precinct that will create opportunities for 58,300 local jobs and 7100 new homes, key infrastructure, advanced integrated water cycled management, sports facilities, and local parks.

The Metropolitan Planning Authority (formerly the Growth Areas Authority) prepared the East Werribee Employment PSP in consultation with the Wyndham City Council, Government agencies and service authorities.

Land covered by the PSP, which is owned by the State Government, has been used for agriculture and research for 100 years. It will be developed into a commercial precinct, a new town centre, health and learning precinct, enterprise precinct and a business precinct, as well as providing new homes to support this employment.

The precinct will have excellent freeway access and provide a wide range of retail and employment options, while the planned Point Cook South West and Wattle Avenue residential communities outlines in the masterplan will include a variety of housing types and facilities.”

For more information visit www.mpa.vic.gov.au/east_werribee to find out about what the East Werribee Employment Precinct project will mean for Melbourne’s west.

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Recently, Circa Park took out the ‘highly commended’ award in the ‘Innovative Design Elements’ category at the 2014 Kidsafe National Playspace Awards for its unique ‘Grotto Play Shelter’ installation crafted by Melbourne artists’ Honeyweather and Speight.

Cleverly designed, this cave-like structure features various creative design elements such as coloured concrete base, copper filigree style roof with coloured glass panels, and hand painted ceramic Australian native animals embedded within grotto walls, creating a fun-interactive space for children to play.

If you haven’t already, come and check out this award winning piece and other standout features of the park such as Central Rotunda and Rain Gully!

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Soon thousands more children in the south-east will have access to specialist care closer to home, with the State Government recently announcing construction of the new Monash Children’s Hospital due to begin in the coming months.

The City of Casey and neighbouring Cardinia Shire have been noted as two of the fastest growing local government areas and home to a third of the state’s children, this indicates that the hospital will be well placed to deal with demand for paediatric care.

The new hospital will deliver an extra 60,000 outpatient treatments per year and its facilities will include:

– 96 paediatric beds

– 12 dedicated children’s cancer day beds

– 20 same day beds

– 10 paediatric intensive care beds

– 30 neonatal intensive care cots

– 28 beds providing special mental health services for children and teens

However, the benefits of this facility will scope beyond healthcare, with the creation of more than 700 jobs during its construction and employment of various healthcare professionals, administrative staff, among other roles once completed.

Construction is set to commence in July this year with completion anticipated for Dec 2016. The children’s hospital will be built alongside the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton.

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We are pleased to announce that stages 1 & 2 at Paragon are National Broadband Network (NBN) enabled and residents can now enjoy the benefits of the NBN network.

For more information on NBN visit www.nbnco.com.au or register for updates by calling NBN Co on 1800 687 626

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For those city bound, the commute could be cut dramatically as the Government announces plans to upgrade Providence’s closest major arterial.

The Tullamarine Freeway is set to undergo an $850 million dollar upgrade with plans to boost the road’s capacity by up to 30 percent.

The two-year project which is scheduled to commence next year will upgrate CityLink between the Westgate Freeway and Essendon Airport on the Tullamarine Freeway, specifically by adding extra lanes covering 33 kilometres between the Bolte Bridge and Tullamarine Fwy, north of Englis Street.

There are also talks of extending these works to widen Tullamarine Freeway from Melrose Drive to the Airport.

The upgrade also plans to include new traffic management tools such as speed signs above all lanes, stop and go signals on ramps and more CCTV cameras.